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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED B. FOWLER, or EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR TO THE ROOKINGHAM MAGHIN E COMPANY.

BURN'IS'HING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 377,826, dated February 14, 1888. Application filed June 6, 1887. Serial No. 240,392. (No model.)

T aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFREQ B. FOWLER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Exeter, in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Heel-Burnishing Machines, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification. v V

This invention relates to improvements in heel-burnishing machines, and it iscarried out as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 represents a plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 represents a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 3 represents a cross-section on the line A B shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4. represents an enlarged cross-section on the line C D shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a cross-section on the line E F in Fig. 2, showing the jack, its bracket, and locking device. Fig. 6 represents a plan view of the outer end of the jack-supporting bracket. Fig. 7 represents a vertical section of the waxing device for applying wax to the rotaryburnishing-tool. Fig. 8 represents a cro'sssection on the line G 11 shown in Fig. 7; and Fig. 9 represents a vertical section on the liueIK, also shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 10 represents an enlarged end view of the heel-shaped cam for raising the burnishing-tool out of contact with the heel after the latter is burnished.

Similar letters refer to similar parts wherever they occur on the different parts of the drawings.

a is the main frame or standard, to the base of which is secured the upright rear post, I), as shown in Fig. 2.

c is the driving-shaft located in bearings in frame a and post I), and provided with fast and loose pulleys c c", as is common in machines of this kind.

' a is a bearing secured to top of frame a, in which is located the rock-shaft d, its rear end being supported in a bearing, 1), in the upper end of post b,as shown in Fig. 2. To shaft d are secured the upwardly-projecting arms or.

levers d and d, in which are journaled the projecting ends of the small pulley e, the latter having a square hole through its center in which is loosely fitted the square shaft f.

Between the arms d and d is loosely jour-' naled-on the rock-shaft d the pulley d to which a rotary motion is imparted by means 1 of belt d, leading from pulley on drivingshaft 0, and by means of belt 6' a rotary mo- -tion is imparted from pulley d to pulley c and its longitudinally-movable shaft J.

On the rock-shaft dis splined the hub of. the arm or lever g, in the upper end of which is journaled the cylindrical endf of the square shaftfi'having collarf" secured to it at the' rear of the upper end of lever g and universallyjointed atf t0 the rotary burnisher-shaft h, which latter is journaled in the yielding bearings i and h, and has secured to its forward end the burnishing-tool h, in a manner as shownand described in the Letters Patent granted to me November 16, 1886, No. 352, 864..

A longitudinal reciprocating motion is imparted to the burnishing-shaft'h by means of the rock-lever Z, the upper end of which is pivoted to the ring 9, located in an annular groove on the hub of leverg, in the same manner as shown and described in my pending ap plication for a patent for heel-burnishing machine, filed March 12, 1887, No. 230,583, said lever Z beingadj ustably pivoted to the stationary bracket mby means of fulcrum-block a, that is adjustable in slots Z m in lever land bracket m, respectively, as fully shown and describedin my aforesaid pending application, and by which means the amount of reciprocation of the burnisher-tool in the direction of its shaft can be regulated according to the height of the heel that. is to be burnished. The lever Z is reciprocated by means of the eccentric-block L, secured to driving-shaft c, which block is surrounded with the ring L, as is common in making eccentrics. To ring L is secured. the rod L, the upperend of which is pivoted to the bar or block L, the

latter being vertically guided in the bearingpiece L, secured to post'b, as shown in Fig. 2. A rod or link, L connects the upperend of block L to the lower end of the bent lever Z, audit will thus be seen that a quick reci-pro-' eating motion is imparted to the-burnishershaft from the rotary driving-shaft and the .100 v intermediate connecting mechanism, as described.

To the forward endjof the rock-shafad is i secured the lobed gear (1 (shown in Figs. 2 and 3,) the teeth of which intermesh in the teeth of the segmental lobed gear 0, that is pivoted on the bolt or stud 0', secured to frame a, as shown in Figs. 2and 3. This lobed gear 0 is rocked on its fulcrum by intermediate connecting mechanism from the driving-shaft c, as will hereinafter be described.

The object of the lobed gears d 0 is to impart to the burnisher-tool such an oscillating motion as to cause it to follow the curvature of the heel'with a uniform velocity from the front of the heel to its rear and to the front opposite and back again to the starting-point, and thus cause each portion of the heel-surface to be equally acted on by the burnisher.

To the upper end of the lobed gear d are secured the guide-rods d d", which are secured together in their upper ends by means of yoke d and set-screws d d", or equivalent devices.

h is the adjustable bearing for the burnishershaft h, and it is pivoted loosely to the ears h h located on the guide-rods d d, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, such ears being free to move up and down on the said guide-rods d d and the hearing it, free to rock on the pivots of said ears as the burnisher is raised or lowered. The upper ends of the rods (1 d are screw-threaded and provided with thumb-nuts D D, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. On the guide-rods d d, between the upper side of bearing 72 and under side of thumb-nuts D D, are located the springs D D", which serve to automatically hold the burnisher-tool against the heel that is being burnished, as shown in Fig. 2. By adjusting the thumb-nuts D D on the rods d d any desired pressure of the burnisher against the heel may be obtained.

The lobed gear 0 is automatically rocked on its fulcrum 0 by suitable intermediate connecting mechanism from driving shaft c, as follows: To the inner end of said shaft 0 is secured the pulley 0. (Shown in Figs. 2 and 3.)

By means of the belt 0 leading from said pul ley c to the pulley p, the latter is set in a continuous rotary motion. The pulley p is loose on spindle 1;,which latter is journaled in bearing and has secured to its inner end the bevelgearp (Shown in Fig.2.) On spindlep is splined the friction-clutch p, which is operated to and from the loose pulley 19 by means of the shipper-rod 12 located in bearings in frame a, and having secured to its rear end the small arm 1), the inner end of which fits in a groove in the hub of friction-clutch p, as is common in devices'of this kind. The rod 12 is connected to a treadle mechanism by which it is operated in one direction to disconnect the friction-clutch p from pulley p, and to a spring by which the friction-clutch is connected to said pulley p, as will hereinafter be more fully described.

The bevel-gear p meshes in bevel-gear q, secured to the worm-shaft q, provided with the worm g. (Shown in Figs. 2

and 3.) VVorm-shaft q is located in bearings g g secured in a suitable manner to the in- Fig. 3.

the teeth of the terior of the hollow standard a, preferably to a plate, q", that is secured to standard a. The worm q meshes in the teeth of the wormwheel Q5, the shaft or central spindle of which is suitablyjournaled in a bearing securedto plate q, as shown in Fig. 2.

To the face of the wornrwheel is secured the crank-pin q, having pivoted to it the lower end of the link or rod g, the upper end of which is pivoted to an arm or extension, 0", on the segmental lobed gear 0, as shown in Thus it will be seen that an oscillating motion is imparted to the burnisher-shaft from the rotary drivingshaft c as long as the friction-clutch p is held in contact with the loose pulley p, and such oscillation of the burnishershaft is stopped when the clutch p is withdrawn by the lrcadle mechanism from the loose pulley p.

The bearingi for the burnisher-shaft h is guided up and down in a forked arm, e", secured to the rock-shaft d in precisely the same manner as shown and described in my aforesaid pending application.

R is the jack-supporting bracket, secured in a suitable manner to the standard a, and having its outer end preferably supported from the floor by means of an adjustable metal rod or pipe, R, as shown in Fig. 2.

Upon the bracket R is supported my improved rotary duplex jack for holding the shoes the heels of which are to be burnished, and said jack is constructed as follows: It consists of the jack-post S, of which 8 is the baseplate, that is adapted to slide in guides r r on top of bracket R, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, such sliding motion of the jack being limited by means of the slot R in top of bracket R and the pin or screw 8, passing through such slot and secured to base-plate s, as shown in said Figs. 5 and G. The guides r r extend only a portion of the length of the top of bracket R, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, so that when the base-plate s of the jack is drawn backward to the limit of its stroke it is disengaged from said guides, and the post S can then be turned half a revolution around its axis and pushed forward, so thatits base 8 willenter the guides r 1" and thus guide the shoe properly to the burnisher-tool, and when in such position it is automatically lock ed by means of the springpressed pin r, located in bcaringsin the bracket R and actuated by means of the spring o for forcing the upper end of said pin into a perforation, s, in the base 8 of the jack-post, as shown in Figs. 2, 5, and 6. Said springpressed pin is unlocked from the jack-plate by means of a foot-treadle and connecting mechanism, as will be hereinafter more fully shown and described. a

At a proper distance apart are made, in one piece with the upper end of the jack-post S, the horizontal tubular bearings S S, in which are located, respectively, the sleeves S S", each of which is splined or otherwise guided in its bearing S,to prevent its rotation therein. The interior ofeach sleeve S" is screwthreaded,

377,826 I Y 3 Q .10 tached to it a disk or plate, S, adapted to rest against the insole of the boot or shoe while being held on thejack.

To the jack-post S are secured the brackets or bent arms S S, the upper ends of which 1 terminate opposite to the sleeves S S,- and are there provided with detachable top-lift rests S S (Shown in Figs'..l and 2.) The shoe to be burnished is clamped in position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, between the top-lift rest S and the plate S on the end of sleeve S and secured firmly in place by means'of handwheel S and screw-spindle S. While one boot or shoe is being burnished another one is secured to the opposite jack portion between the parts S and S and as soon as one shoe is finished the locking-pin r is withdrawn from the jack by means of a foot-treadle, the jack is drawn toward the operator, turned half a revolution around its axis, pressed forward and 0 looked in position by the pin 4, and held there while another boot-heel is being acted on, during which operation the first boot or shoe is removed from the j ack and another one secured to it, and so on.

3 5 Tis the foot-treadle pivotedat tto abracket or other stationary part of the machine, as

I shown in Fig. 2. To the inner end of the treadle T is pivoted the link or rodT, the

upper end of which is connected to the bar or plunger T", the latter being guided in the bearing a, secured to the standard a, as shown in Fig. 2. To the upper end of the bar T issecured the tool-lifter T (shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and enlarged in Fig. 10,) which piece is made in the form of an enlarged heel, and when pushed upward by means of treadle 'I it comes in contact with a projection, h*, on the bearing h, (shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4t, and 7 causing the burnisher-shaft h to be raised against the'in- 5o fluence of its springs D D and causing the tool h to be. raised or forced outward suffi- *ciently to be disengaged from the heel of the boot or shoe, by which means the b'urnishertool can be instantly withdrawn from the heel 5 5 as soon as the latter is finished, and thus allow for the manipulation of the duplex jack.

To the rod T is suitably connected the lever U, that is pivoted at a to the bracket R, and

is provided with an extension, U, adapted to rest against a collar or projection, r", on the lock-spindle r, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, and

by this means the lock-spindle r is depressed against the influence of its spring r and disengaged from the jack-plate s when the treadle 6 5 T is depressed. The treadle T, tool-lifter T andlever U are automatically returned to their normal positions (shown in Fig. 2) when thepressure on treadle T is relievedby the influence of the spring U, the upper end of which is connected to the lever U or its connections 7o and the lower end of said spring secured to the standard a, as shown in- Fig. 2. v, For the purpose of actuating the shipperharp from the treadle T, I make on the link or rod-T a pair of projections or teeth, t t, which 7 5 as the treadle is raised and lowered come in contact with aprojection, t", on the bellcrank levert pivoted to the frame a or other stationary part of the machine, and having one of its ends pivoted or otherwise connectedin a suitable manner to shipper-rod pfl'as shown in Fig. 2, and by this means the friction-clutch p is withdrawn. from the loose pulley pwhen the treadleT is depressed, thus stopping the oscillating motion of the bur- 8 nisher and its shaft'h at the same time as the tool-lifter raises the burnisher-tool away from the heel of the boot or shoe and simultaneously with the withdrawal of the jack-locking pin 1', as heretofore described. The action of 0 the spring U on lever U and link T causes the friction-clutch pto be automatically connected to pulley p as soon as the operator removes the foot-pressure from'the treadle T.

When itis desired to produce what is termed 9 5 a wax-heel, I employ the waxing device or wax-feeder shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9, and it consists of a tube or wax receptacle, V, open in its lower end and arranged directly above the rotary burnishertool h, as shown in Figs. mo

7 and 8. The upper end of the tube V is closed with a suitable cap, v,having a central screw-threaded perforation for the reception of. the screw 22, as shown in Fig. 7. The'screw v has a piston or plunger, 12, in its lower end and a disk or handle o in its upper end as shown. The'wax to be brought in contact with the rotary burnisher-tool h is contained A in the case ,V'below the piston 22, and by turning the handle 0 more or less the wax is forced 1 IO downward and against the rotary burnishen tool from time totime, as may be required. The tube or case V is adj ustablysecured to the bracket V, that is journaled on theshaft h, and is provided with a pair of rods, V V, the rear ends of which are passed through corresponding perforations in the bearing h, as shown in Figs, 7, 8, and 9, and bymeans of said rods the bracket V is prevented from rotating with the shaft h. Forthe purpose of holding the'bracket V on the shaft h in such a position that the wax-tube V shall be directly above the burnisher-tool h, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, I secure to the shaft h on opposite sides of the bracket V the'adju stable r25 collars V V", which are made adjustable on the said shaft by means of set-screws or equivalent devices. 7

To the rear end of the rock-shaft ,d is secured a crank arm or lever, X, to'which is 1 0 attached the upper end of aspring, X, (show-n in Fig. 2,) the lower end of the latterfbeing attached to the post 6 or other stationarypart of the machine. Said spring serves to court-l teract the momentum of the burnisher-shaft and its adj uncts as such parts are oscillated. The device also serves to prevent the lobed gears d 0 from rattling during the operation of the machine, and insures a more steady, uniform, and noiseless motion of the working parts.

What I wish to secure by Letters Patent and claim is- 1. In a burnishing-machine, the rotary burnisher-shaft h, universally jointed to the longitudinally-movable and oscillating shaft f, combined with the yielding front bearing, h, pivoted to ears h h"*, adapted. to slide on the rods d d, secured to a block on the rockshaft d, and provided with springs D D and regulating-nuts D D, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a burnishing-machine, the rotary burnisher-shaft universally jointed in its rear end to the longitudinally movable and oscillating shaft f, and the yielding bearing h on said burnisher-shaft, combined with the verticallyadjustable tool-lifter T and suitable connection to the foot-treadle of the machine, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a burnishing-machine, the rotary burnishing-shaft h, arranged in yielding bearings relative to the rock-shaft d, combined with the lobed gears (1 0, the former mounted on said rock shaft and the latter actuated with a rocking movement, as described, for the purpose of causing the burnisher'tool to move along the curved path of the heel with a uniform speed relative to the curvature of the heel, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a burnishing machine, the shipper-rod f, for regulating the rocking motion of shaft (1, the tool-lifter '1, for raising the burnishertool away from the heel, and the spring locking-pin r on the jack, in combination with a single treadle, T, and a spring, U", for simultaneously operating such parts, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a burnishing-machine, the duplex rotary jack, as described,mounted in guides r 1- upon the bracket R, and adapted to be drawn out of such guides, rotated half a revolution,

. and again inserted in said guides and automatically locked in position upon the said bracket R, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a burnishing-machine, the improved duplex jack,as described,consisting of post S, adapted to slide and rotate on the bracket R, and having the sleeves S S and screw-pressed insole-rests S S, combined with the top-lift supporting-arms S S, secured to post S, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a burnishing-machine, the waxing device, as described, consisting of the tube or case V, with its screw-shaft and piston 12 v, the bracket V, journaled on the burnishershaft andhaving rods V V, projecting into perforations in the bearing h, and adjustable collars V V on the burnisher-shaft, as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a bnrnishing-machine, the rotary and longitudinally reciprocating burnisher shaft arranged in yielding bearings relative to the rock-shaft d, combined with the arm X, secured to the said rock-shaft, and the spring X, for the purpose as set forth and described.

9. In a burnishingmachine, the rocking shaft d, having loose pulley d and arms d d, firmly secured to it, combined with the pulley e, loosely mounted in said arms and having longitudinally-movable and rotary shaft f, arranged within it, and the burnisher h, secured to the shaft h, universally jointed to shaftf, as and for the purpose set forth.

10. In a burnishing-machine, the rocking lever l and its connecting mechanism to the driving-shaft c, as described, combined with the rockshaft d, and the arm g, adapted to slide upon said rock-shaft,and having a bearing in its upper end for the shaft f, and the burnisher h, secured to the shaft h, universally jointed to shaftf, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification,in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 3d day of June, A. D.

ALFRED B. FOWLER. \Vi tn esses O.- G. LITTLEFIELD, R. A. LITTLEFIELD. 

